Drama · Germany · 2012 · 28m

The Nail

Nagel zum Sarg

Director

Philipp Döring

Cast

Ursula Werner as Frau Schmidt Robert Kuchenbuch as Kommissar Kluge

Crew

Sven Kulik — Editor Wolfgang Kohlhaase — Writer Robin Nickel — Producer Thomas Molt — Production Design

Tagline

I have been waiting for you for 30 years

Synopsis

The film is set in Berlin in 1965. Τhe old woman welcomes the Commissioner at her doorstep with the words “I have been waiting for you for 30 years”. She has been maintaining for years the grave, where now by accident, this skull was found. The skull, has a rusty nail in it. In a long monologue, the woman confesses for the first time, her tragic life story.

Mood & Themes

homicide life story

Key Collaborators

Philipp Döring Director Sven Kulik Editor Wolfgang Kohlhaase Writer Robin Nickel Producer Thomas Molt Production Design

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